Go on. Chortle from deep in your belly. We southerners just can't handle snow.
Actually, we can't even handle the idea snow might fall. The word 'snow' makes us all dash to the grocery for white bread and milk to sustain us through a meager dusting, but we all do our duty and panic unmercifully and watch the weather continuously just in case a rogue flake rears its ugly head.
We're expected to get a dusting tomorrow.
A dusting, mind you, and schools are closing left and right. Some are releasing kids tomorrow at noon. I remember a few years ago we canceled school for the threat of snow which never fruitioned.
Go on. Laugh.
Now, I concede that we don't have the ability to handle snow like the north does. Salt trucks are limited and I honestly have never seen a plow. Ice IS dangerous. We, as drivers, are ill equipped with the know-how in order to navigate in icy conditions. No one is arguing that, but the chicken little routine is over the top.
So, now I've said this and the reports will be wrong and we'll wind up getting 3-4 inches which would constitute a major snowfall in this area. The white bread and milk may not be such a bad idea after all....but I may just substitute my panic for beer and frozen pizza.
Same here, although I really don't panic with the idea of snow or ice. I drove all the way home from Jacksonville, Illinois in a snow storm once - now that was scary! I've seen snow plows only once - in St Louis.
ReplyDeleteI am from MN, and I do know how to drive in the stuff, but the thought of going out on the road with all the VA drivers here scares the hell out of me! Our area, too comes to a standstill. Last year they cancelled school BEFORE a predicted snowstorm which of course never came, lol! I remember back home even when the buses couldn't run, school was still on for those that got a ride...(but it was a farm town) now that may be a little hard core, but we didn't have a bunch of non-snow days to make up at the end of the year. On another note, you may not be able to handle the cold, but us northern gals completely shut down at the thought of heat and humidity - you got us beat on that one!
ReplyDeleteI am amused by this post as it echoes exactly what is said, and what happens, in England!
ReplyDeleteWe are in the middle of a major panic because we have snow - special television programmes, supermarkets running out of provisions, etc when in the north of the UK they have this most winters - but without the fuss.
I'm not sure if it's my way of panicking but I've just made some marmalade for the first time in years...
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Well, a little snow is fun. Just hunker down and don't worry. I'm becoming really comfortable with the idea of being a weather wimp! Anyhow, anyone who can handle humid summers is no wimp.
ReplyDeleteOh no, honey, I completely shut down in the heat and humidity. July and August are horrible. Air conditioning was invented for a reason. When you walk outside to get the mail and the air is so thick it's hard to breathe, it makes you want to go drown yourself in the water fountain.
ReplyDeleteJohnson, that's fantastic! I love the way human nature is so predictable no matter of your location or cultural background.
ReplyDeleteRibbit - I find this worldwide weather phenomenon fascinating. Everyone is experiencing colder, funkier weather than they're used to. We're a trainwreck in FL too. It's all in what you're used to I guess. We can't do frost and freezing temps where up north that's not a big deal. I'm like you on July and August... I go from AC to AC, but I'll admit to being able to deal with the heat more than I can deal with the cold.
ReplyDeleteOh, but Chicken Little was sooo welcome when we were in school together- I remember one day in 4th grade when everyone was at the classroom windows watching the minuscule flakes coming down and near panicking about the fact that school had not been canceled for the day yet and that the buses where not already there to pick us up early. I also remember, in my 4th grader's brain, thinking everyone was a bit off their rockers, but was loving the idea of going home early anyway :)
ReplyDeleteHA! So true. I'm in Philadelphia right now (my original home) and it's cold and the forecast calls for snow. However, the schools will NOT be closing. My boyfriend still has to go to work. So interesting the differences. BTW, thank you for letting me know about the package. I'll look out for it.
ReplyDeleteOMG, Atrox!! I remember that, too. It's been a long time since I thought abut that. I remember walking home in the snow.
ReplyDeleteHave a safe trip home, KM!
ReplyDeleteHahaha...when was the last time your area experienced a foot of snow? Fortunately, we've only had one such storm so far this year. I'm sure all of the kids appreciated the snow day, even if their parents didn't.
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